Contract Machine Learning Engineer GCP 6-Months £600

Contract Machine Learning Engineer (LLM & GC)

6-Month Contract Outside IR35 £600 per day

We are seeking an experienced Machine Learning Engineer to support the design and build, production ready ML models on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This is a hands-on delivery role, focused on turning models into scalable, reliable, production systems that solve real business problems.

The contract will run for at least 6-months, will be Outside IR35 at £600 per day, and we are looking to start the project at the beginning of March. This role suits a delivery-focused ML Engineer who enjoys taking models from concept through to production, rather than staying purely in research or experimentation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and productionise machine learning models using GCP-native services
• Translate business problems into deployable ML solutions
• Develop and maintain end-to-end ML pipelines (training, testing, deployment, monitoring)
• Work with data scientists and engineers to operationalise models at scale
• Implement best practices for model performance, versioning, and lifecycle management
• Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and cost-efficient within GCP

Required Experience

• Strong hands-on experience building and deploying ML models on Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with services such as Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Functions / Cloud Run
• Solid Python experience for ML and data engineering workloads
• Experience productionising models (not just experimentation or notebooks)
• Understanding of MLOps concepts: CI/CD, monitoring, retraining, and model governance
• Ability to work independently in a contract environment and deliver at pace

Nice to Have

• Experience with real-time or near-real-time ML use cases
• Exposure to data pipelines and orchestration tools
• Prior work in regulated or large-scale enterprise environments

Contract Details

Duration: 6 months

Rate: £500 per day

IR35: Outside IR35

Start: March 2026

To learn more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Method Resourcing for consideration.

RSG Plc is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.